Virginia bills · 2026 Regular Session
Virginia HB 49
Pari-mutuel wagering; historical horse racing, percentage retained for distribution.
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became law
Sponsors
- David A. Reid (Democratic)
Cosponsors (4)
- Justin Pence (Republican)
- Hyland F. "Buddy" Fowler, Jr. (Republican)
- Michael J. Webert (Republican)
- John Chilton McAuliff
Summary
Official abstract published by the Virginia legislature· SUMMARY AS PASSED HOUSE
Pari-mutuel wagering; historical horse racing; percentage retained for distribution. Provides that with respect to all authorized historical horse racing terminals, of the amount that a horse racing licensee retains from wagering on historical horse racing pools and in addition to the current distribution required under law, 0.0125 percent each shall be distributed to the Shenandoah County Agricultural Foundation and the Great Meadow Foundation to support the promotion, education, maintenance, and safety of horse racing at such facilities.
Text versions
- Introduced
- Commerce Agriculture & Natural Resources Subcommittee Substitute
- Appropriations Substitute
- General Laws and Technology Amendment
Roll-call votes
State vote data last updated Oct 15, 2026, 4:19 PM.
| Date | Vote | Result | Your legislators |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 25, 2026 Senate | Continued to next session in Finance and Appropriations | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
| Feb 18, 2026 Senate | Reported from General Laws and Technology with amendment | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
| Feb 12, 2026 House | H VOTE: | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
| Feb 6, 2026 House | Reported from Appropriations with substitute | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
| Feb 4, 2026 House | Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
| Feb 4, 2026 House | Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
| Jan 22, 2026 House | Reported from General Laws | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
| Jan 20, 2026 House | Subcommittee recommends reporting | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
Actions
- Feb 25, 2026 · Senate
Continued to next session in Finance and Appropriations (13-Y 2-N) - Feb 18, 2026 · Senate
Reported from General Laws and Technology with amendment and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (14-Y 0-N) - Feb 18, 2026 · Senate
Senate committee offered - Feb 13, 2026 · Senate
Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology - Feb 13, 2026 · Senate
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) - Feb 12, 2026 · House
Read third time and passed House (95-Y 3-N 0-A) - Feb 12, 2026 · House
Moved from Uncontested Calendar to Regular Calendar - Feb 11, 2026 · House
Engrossed by House - committee substitute - Feb 11, 2026 · House
committee substitute agreed to - Feb 11, 2026 · House
Read second time - Feb 10, 2026 · House
Read first time - Feb 9, 2026 · House
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB49) - Feb 6, 2026 · House
Committee substitute printed 26106997D-H1 - Feb 6, 2026 · House
Reported from Appropriations with substitute (22-Y 0-N) - Feb 4, 2026 · House
Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (6-Y 0-N) - Feb 4, 2026 · House
House subcommittee offered - Jan 26, 2026 · House
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB49) - Jan 23, 2026 · House
Assigned HAPP sub: Commerce Agriculture & Natural Resources - Jan 22, 2026 · House
Reported from General Laws and referred to Appropriations (21-Y 0-N) - Jan 20, 2026 · House
Subcommittee recommends reporting and referring to Appropriations (9-Y 0-N) - Jan 19, 2026 · House
Assigned HGL sub: ABC/Gaming - Dec 29, 2025 · House
Referred to Committee on General Laws - Dec 29, 2025 · House
Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26101947D